Seattle Sounders spent a preseason afternoon off by bonding in the woods, paintballing | SIDELINE

While obviously being useful for many reasons, preseason in pro sports can become a real drag by the time it's almost over.

Sure, preseason camp is great for raising your fitness level, fine-tuning your technical skills and jelling as a team on the field ahead of the regular season. But it can get monotonous, especially when you're cooped up in a team hotel with the same people for weeks at a time.